I need some feedback from you guys. I'm building a new system within the next 2 months and am having difficulties deciding on which one of two to go with. The first is a Sandy Bridge unit with the following core components:
GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 LGA 2011 Motherboard
2x GIGABYTE GV-N680OC-2GD GeForce GTX 680 (Whenever they actually become available)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III - SSD
Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz
The second, built based on the Ivy Bridge is essentially the same with just differing MB and CPU
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Motherboard
2x GIGABYTE GV-N680OC-2GD GeForce GTX 680 (Whenever they actually become available)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III - SSD
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz
Oddly enough the Sandy Bridge is more expensive. I recognize that the Intel 4000 video is pointless with dual GTX-680 cards but which build is going to give me better performance? The games are only Skyrim, World of Warcraft, D3, etc...
I went with Gigabyte MB over ASUS only because all my research shows ASUS has re-defined the words "poor service". I can obviously be swayed or I wouldn't be asking here. First which of the two CPU's do you think would be the better build and secondly, any suggestions on improving the individual components.
GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD3 LGA 2011 Motherboard
2x GIGABYTE GV-N680OC-2GD GeForce GTX 680 (Whenever they actually become available)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III - SSD
Intel Core i7-3820 Sandy Bridge-E 3.6GHz
The second, built based on the Ivy Bridge is essentially the same with just differing MB and CPU
GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UD5H-WB LGA 1155 Intel Z77 Motherboard
2x GIGABYTE GV-N680OC-2GD GeForce GTX 680 (Whenever they actually become available)
G.SKILL Ripjaws Z Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 2400
OCZ Vertex 4 VTX4-25SAT3-256G 2.5" 256GB SATA III - SSD
Intel Core i7-3770K Ivy Bridge 3.5GHz
Oddly enough the Sandy Bridge is more expensive. I recognize that the Intel 4000 video is pointless with dual GTX-680 cards but which build is going to give me better performance? The games are only Skyrim, World of Warcraft, D3, etc...
I went with Gigabyte MB over ASUS only because all my research shows ASUS has re-defined the words "poor service". I can obviously be swayed or I wouldn't be asking here. First which of the two CPU's do you think would be the better build and secondly, any suggestions on improving the individual components.